Linear vs Trello

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Trello is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 24.7 versus 7.9 for Linear, and ranks ahead in 33% of the answers that name both.

Choose Linear if…

AI answers describe it more positively (54% vs 38% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or GDPR or HIPAA (BAA available) or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 coverage
Fast issue tracking for software engineering teams
Generous free plan

Choose Trello if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (24.7 vs 7.9)
You want a lower entry price ($5 vs $10)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27018 or PCI-DSS coverage
Visual Kanban board simplicity

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Linear	Trello
Visibility score	7.9%	24.7%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#12	#5
Share of voice	2%	5.8%
Mentions this run	11	32
Positive in AI answers	54%	38%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Linear 0pp · Trello 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Trello leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.8%

31.7%

AI Mode

8.2%

21.5%

Perplexity

7.8%

20.9%

LinearTrello

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

4Linear ranked higher

2Trello ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Linear	Trello
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#7	#5
Top project management tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#3	#9
Best project management tool for startups	ChatGPT	#2	#6
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#2	#12
Best project management tool for startups	Perplexity	#2	#5
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	Perplexity	#10	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Linear	Trello
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $5 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud-hosted SaaS; workspace data can be stored in the European Union or the United States	Cloud-only, accessed through the web, desktop and mobile apps
Integrations	—	200+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA (BAA available), ISO/IEC 27001:2022	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, PCI-DSS
Support	Priority support (Enterprise plan), Account manager (Enterprise plan)	Help resources with articles and FAQs, 24/7 Enterprise admin support
Founded	2019	2011
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	—
Funding	Series C · $134M raised	Series A · $10M raised
Best for	Product and engineering teams that build software and want humans and AI agents working in one shared system	Individuals, small teams and teams of any size that want a simple visual way to track tasks and projects